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Outdoor Hi-Gain Antennae and Belkin Routers — #1

It looks the antennae on my Belkin 802.11g router and access point are non-removeable. Does that mean that I can't directly hook up an external antenna and have to purchase a sepa…
MacNN Networking by selowitch

Unauthorized internet activity? — #1

I've noticed the LAN activity light on my router is flashing a lot when I am not using the internet. Little Snitch does not seem to detect any unusual activity and the console rep…
MacNN Networking by Eriamjh

Unauthorized internet activity? — #3

It looks like the flashing, which didn't occur as much in the past, is an indicator of external probing activity, not outgoing traffic. Thanks.
MacNN Networking by Eriamjh

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #1

My DSL did better in speed reports on my PC than on my Mac. How can i optimize my Mac for broadband? Also, my download speed was like 753 kbs, and upload was only 152 kbps, why is …
MacNN Networking by almost2asian

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #2

also.. i just downloaded something on my PC at 182.5 kbps... my mac doesn't even do half this. it's an Imac G5 with 512 mb ram, 20 inch display. so it's new... what can i do?? i di…
MacNN Networking by almost2asian

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #3

iMac, not Imac. And the ram and monitor size don't matter for download speeds. What are you using to connect to the Internet for both? AirPort speeds can be a little slower than …
MacNN Networking by Randman

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #4

i know, im just stating its not a beat up computer. umm... it's wired straight from the wall to the modem, to my computer... the pc is linked by a external linksys wireless receive…
MacNN Networking by almost2asian

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #7

dslreports.com's speed test... i know its probabl not the most accurate thing in the world, but i mean, hey, its still a big diff... how can i optimize my performance?
MacNN Networking by almost2asian

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #8

First, their is apparently an optimization for OS X and broadband connections. At least Control Freak says there is. Also, the java applets at DSL reports may operate different…
MacNN Networking by Krusty

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #9

Make sure to download the SAME file when you do your download test as some places have much better servers than others. I always max my 1mb/s connection when downloading stuff fro…
MacNN Networking by SSharon

Help! DSL Faster on PC than my Mac — #11

Quote: Originally posted by almost2asian: on my PC i got download speeds of like 180 kbs, but on my mac i get like 90... i use verizon DSL Just not sure what to tel…
MacNN Networking by Krusty
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